

The Devil by the Tail
1969-02-07 · 90 min · ★ 6.1
In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.
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Production details
- Directors
- Philippe de Broca
- Production companies
- Produzioni Associate Delphos, Fildebroc, Les Productions Artistes Associés
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Yves MontandLe baron César Maricorne
Madeleine RenaudLa marquise
Maria SchellLa comtesse Diane
Jean RochefortLe comte Georges
Jean-Pierre MarielleJean-Jacques Leroy-Martin, le "play-boy"
Marthe KellerAmélie, baronne de Coustines
Claude PiépluMonsieur Patin
Xavier GélinCharly - le garagiste
Jacques BalutinMax - le premier complice
Pierre TornadeSchwartz - le second complice
Tanya LopertCookie
Clotilde JoanoLa comtesse Jeanne, la cousine pianiste
Janine BerdinMadame Passereau
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